(This came to me in through assorted idea's during drama, art, tennis, maths and sleep (a.k.a. social studies) Each chapter will start of with the pasts of the eight characters that are essentially dead... the rest will be explained)

Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi, nor do I own anything else but my original characters, idea's that I've gotten from other anime belong to the anime'.

Warnings: it involves rather dark themes, genocide, sexism, forced cross- dressing and some elements of sexual abuse (hopefully not during the fic... just the pasts... but we all know my writing so it might go anywhere)

This chapter is a bit long and boring in order to set things out, it will get better, hopefully. If you have any idea's for pairings please tell me.

~Kuragari no Hachi Seirei~

~Chapter one, Sora and Zanshi, Moshigu to Nuigurumi.~

~ Second Millennium, 2004 A.F. (After the Frost) She had just turned ten when the order came, it was in the middle of winter, she was still in her blue wool coat and her pink scarf on. She clutched Zanshi to her, the black velvet bear was a present from her dearly loved grandmother and father.

The soldiers ripped her from her parents arms and escorted her to the truck, where other girls already were. She got cold and snuggled up to the girl next to her, an arm came around her, pulling her closer to the warmth that the person provided and she looked up. The girl above her was really pretty, she had funny gold eyes, like the eyes of that bird that Uncle kept, or like her momma's wedding ring, she had REALLY long silver-black hair that was in a plait that looped on the truck bed in many loops, she also had really white skin, like she'd never seen the sun.

"Cold chibi?" the voice was sing-songy, like the birds grandma liked, "Hai... I'm Sora! This is Zanshi!" she held the bear up into the girls face who went cross-eyed. "Nice to meet you, I'm Chuin." Sora nodded, her bangs flopping over her face. A hand came up and smoothed the yellow red strands from her face. The truck lurched to a stop and Chuin banged her head on the roof, cursing in words that Sora hadn't heard before.

When they got out they saw that they were in the middle of the woods, it was so much colder here that Sora pulled her coat closer to her, and was picked up by Chuin and nestled into the folds of Chuin's big black leather coat. she snuggled closer then froze, Chuin had a flat chest... she was a boy! But it didn't matter, all that mattered was the warmth.

The soldiers got back into the truck and drove off, leaving them all behind. About twenty girls, all of which were wearing the same uniform now that she noticed. It was the black sailor top and ankle length black skirt of her school's winter uniform... these girls must have come from the senior school. About the last year of Junior high, since the uniforms were a bit small, flashes of stomachs coming from under the tops.

They began to walk, just kept walking. Sora began to get tired, "Chuin I'm tired." Chuin knelt in the snow, holding her closer. "Just rest Chibi, rest a little. I'll stay here" Sora smiled and closed her eyes, holding Zanshi to her. Her large violet eyes closed and the darkness over took her.

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When she woke she felt odd... there was a violet haired man with lots off hair in dark clothing in front of her, and about seven other girls, Chuin was one of them. As if in a dream she bowed and lifted her head to the man, still clutching Zanshi. Chuin looked over at her, smiling weakly "well chibi, it looks like we're going to live... forever, as servants of this man... Tenkou-sama"~

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Second Millennium 2096 A.F. (After the Frost)

"And so Dictator Chun-Yu ordered that all females who belonged to families with two of more children that involved boys were to be taken to the Roan Woods, where they were abandoned and left to die of hypothermia. In total there were eighty girls, since then all the bodies have been found but eight, no one knows where these bodies are, the girls came from different truckloads of girls so there is not pattern to give clues to their disappearance..."

Gi Ayuru yawned a little. It was an interesting lecture but he hadn't had a good sleep last night and it was beginning to affect him. Turning back to his notes he caught the glance of Haku Kaen who blushed and turned away... he smirked, it was too easy.

"... for out assignment we will be studying the eight girls who haven't been found and their pasts... please get into groups of six"

Ayuru got to his feet and moved, ending up in a group with Bu Shunkaku, Chou Ryuen, Ri Houjun, Myo Juan and Chen Boshimori. The teacher came past them, holding up a box "Pick two names" Ayuru reached in, drawing two strips of paper. "Hino Sora and Ryou Chuin" he blinked, "odd names"

The bell rang, with the teacher warning them that they were going to the city archives next lesson.

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"Ayuru-Kun no da! Wait no da!"

Ayuru stopped and looked around to see Houjun, Juan, Shunkaku and Ryuen ran up to him.

"We thought we'd go to the library no da! So that we can start our project no da!"

Ayuru nodded, settling into an easy walk beside them.

"Excuse me?"

They turned around to stare at the young girl behind them. She was about ten, with long red-yellow hair done in pigtails to her waist. She was wearing a black sailor top with a black ankle length skirt. Her eyes were large and violet, and she clutched a velvet bear. "Have you seen my onenisan???"

"Onenisan no da?"

The girl giggled, "I can't tell wither Chuin-onenisan is a girl or a boy... I'm Hino Sora... this is Zanshi!" she held up the black bear. She came closer and all six of the boys felt as if they were right in the middle of winter, so cold, almost dead. The wind whistled and the girls head jerked up "Never mind, I know where Chuin-onenisan is!" she ran off, the air returning to normal.

Shaking of the experience they continued on their way to the library. "Hino Sora huh? Same name as that girl we're researching" "Coincidence no da"

Myo Juan frowned a little at that, and reached up to pull an old dusty book of the shelf. "Here we go, the list of who was selected for the Roan killings" dusting off the book he turned the pages, shaking his head at the pictures of girls ranging from ten to twenty. When he got to the "H" section he froze "GUYS!!!" they crowded round the book, all gapping.

From the picture of Hino Sora, the girl from before stared back at them, a velvet black bear clutched to her Kimono clad chest. She was smiling as if she didn't know that she was about to die. The wind whistled as they recalled her words "I'm looking for CHUIN-onenisan"

Ayuru shook his head "who's the other girl?" it was Shunkaku who answered "Ryuo... Chuin"

T.B.C